Douluo: The Version's Chosen Gather, but the Era Is Misaligned

After seeing the future, the act of changing it was the ability to alter destiny—a privilege possessed only by someone with authority over destiny... was it?

At that thought, Bai Chen suddenly froze and hurriedly said to Di Tian:

"Sorry, Senior. Could you call the auspicious beast over? I have something to ask her."

"No problem."

Di Tian waved his hand and closed his eyes.

After fusing with Skydream Iceworm, Bai Chen's spiritual power had undergone an obvious qualitative change. Through Spiritual Detection, he could sense faint fluctuations of spiritual power coming from Di Tian.

Very soon, those fluctuations faded away. Di Tian opened his eyes and traced a line through the empty air before him.

The air was immediately torn open, and a huge lion-like Soul Beast stepped out from within, asking bluntly:

"Bai Chen, what is it?"

"I need you to cooperate with me in testing a soul skill."

After saying that, Bai Chen directly activated shared Spiritual Detection on the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's eyes widened in astonishment.

"Y-you have that kind of ability too? Isn't this within the scope of Future Prediction?"

"So you can see it too."

Bai Chen was now completely certain. This was the privilege granted to him by the destiny attribute.

That was why both he and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion could see the future, while Di Tian could not.

Moreover, he had discovered that even if he did nothing, every movement made by the Three-Eyed Golden Lion would alter the future scenes seen through Future Prediction.

In other words, the existence of the destiny attribute could potentially change the future he saw.

Still, that alone was not much of an issue. The destiny attribute was exceedingly rare in the Douluo world; even one in ten thousand would be far too generous a description.

Overall, this was clearly good news. Future Prediction would bring Bai Chen countless conveniences.

And although it could currently only predict one second ahead, Skydream Iceworm's abilities could continue evolving. Who knew how far this ability might evolve in the end?

After organizing the information he had gathered, Bai Chen felt much more at ease.

He looked at Di Tian again.

"Then, Senior Di Tian, I'll continue."

Di Tian nodded silently.

"Huh? Continue with what?"

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion still had not quite figured out what was going on.

Then she saw a violet-gold glint flash through Bai Chen's eyes. His immense spiritual power became like a spear that he "threw" at Di Tian.

Di Tian stood motionless and took the attack head-on.

A flicker of surprise suddenly passed through his eyes. He nodded lightly and said slowly:

"Not bad."

Only he knew what had just happened.

Since Di Tian had said he would suppress his abilities to Bai Chen's level, he naturally would not cheat. Not only had he suppressed his soul power, but he had even temporarily lowered his spiritual power to the level of a One-Ring Soul Master.

But he had not believed Bai Chen could suppress him in terms of spiritual power. As the leader of the Black Dragon Clan, his resistance to spiritual power was extremely strong. Most spiritual-type attack methods could not affect him at all.

Yet in reality, his resistance to spiritual attributes had not hindered Bai Chen in the slightest. Bai Chen's Soul Shock charged straight into his Spiritual Sea and tore his suppressed spiritual power to pieces.

Light and Fire Mastery

If Di Tian's true spiritual realm had not been far higher than the one he had simulated, that strike alone would have been enough to determine victory and defeat.

From Bai Chen's spiritual power, Di Tian sensed an exceptionally noble force. He had also felt that sensation from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, so he had some idea of this power's true nature.

"Your Power of Destiny can actually bypass my resistance to spiritual attributes. That is truly remarkable."

"Thank you for the praise."

A trace of delight flashed through Bai Chen's eyes.

He was happy not because Di Tian had praised him, but because after truly unleashing Soul Shock once, he had also sensed what made his Soul Shock unique.

If he had to describe its characteristic with one word, it would be "unavoidable." It could not be defended against or evaded through special methods. When facing his Soul Shock, an enemy had to use their own spiritual power to withstand the attack.

This was actually a rather shameless trait. It was equivalent to forcing others to fight against his greatest strength.

For example, even if an enemy used a spiritual-defense soul tool, his Soul Shock could directly bypass the soul tool and act upon the enemy's body.

It was a lock-on and guaranteed hit at the level of destiny. It could not be dodged.

"Then do you have any other abilities? Use them all."

At this point, Di Tian, who had initially only been looking for something to do out of boredom, had become interested. He crooked a finger at Bai Chen, signaling him to continue.

Bai Chen smiled. His figure flashed, and he charged toward Di Tian like a ghost.

"Oh? Interesting footwork."

Di Tian muttered with interest as he raised a hand. A black sphere of light condensed at his fingertips.

Although his cultivation had been limited to Bai Chen's level, his understanding of the darkness element had not been.

He was confident that, in terms of understanding the darkness attribute, no one beneath the gods could surpass him.

At that moment, his expression suddenly changed.

Right in front of him, Bai Chen also extended a hand. Brilliant golden flames blazed fiercely, radiating the auras of both light and fire.

This child could already fuse Ultimate Light and Ultimate Fire?

Fusing elements was indeed not particularly difficult—at least, fusing two elements was not.

But that depended on who was doing it. An existence like Di Tian could naturally do it with ease, but Bai Chen only had one ring, and his Martial Soul had only awakened such a short time ago. How had he managed it?

The answer was the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's memories.

Bai Chen from Douluo I had not spent all that time waiting for Skydream Iceworm doing nothing. He had been constantly reviewing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's memories.

No matter what, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was a Soul Beast that had lived for five thousand years. In terms of understanding her own abilities, she was certainly superior to Bai Chen.

When Huo Yuhao obtained the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's memories, it was practically the same as obtaining nothing. The most direct reason was that his Martial Soul was the Spirit Eyes, which actually had little to do with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

But Bai Chen was different. His Martial Soul was the Three-Eyed Golden Lion itself, so theoretically, he could directly copy all of her abilities.

Bai Chen had long been studying techniques like fusing light and fire. He had merely been limited by his spiritual power and had never succeeded.

After fusing with Skydream Iceworm, Bai Chen's spiritual power underwent a qualitative leap, finally allowing him to fuse his Ultimate Light and Ultimate Fire together.

Ultimate Light alone truly could not surpass Di Tian's Ultimate Darkness, but what if Ultimate Fire was added as well?

Boom—

The golden flames collided with the black sphere of light, instantly twisting the surrounding air.

If an outsider had been present, they would never have imagined that such a commotion had been caused by the collision of attacks from two One-Ring Soul Masters.

In the end, Di Tian still held a slight advantage in this clash.

He had indeed lost on the level of attributes, but in terms of understanding the elements, Bai Chen was still far, far behind him.

But at that moment, the light around him suddenly twisted violently. He felt an immense spiritual pressure descend upon him, and his movements noticeably slowed.

Seizing the opportunity, Bai Chen formed golden flames in his hand and attacked Di Tian once more.

Spiritual Prison. Taking advantage of the gap after Di Tian had just exchanged attacks with him, Bai Chen activated this binding-type soul skill.

Although he had lost that exchange, Skydream Armor had helped him deflect most of the impact, allowing him to immediately launch another round of offense.

Approval flashed through Di Tian's eyes.

It had to be said, this child was truly astonishing.

He had already noticed it from the earlier Soul Shock, but the Spiritual Prison made him even more certain of his guess:

This child's spiritual power seemed to have already reached the level of a Soul King.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's spiritual attribute had originally surpassed ultimate attributes. It was one of the rare powers in Douluo II that treated ultimate attributes as a mere stepping stone.

And Skydream Iceworm had also provided Bai Chen with an enormous amount of spiritual origin. During their fusion, Skydream Iceworm greatly expanded Bai Chen's Spiritual Sea, making his spiritual power even stronger.

The result was the current situation. Without releasing his true spiritual power, Di Tian simply could not move within the range of Spiritual Prison.

Or rather, if a genuine One-Ring Soul Master had been standing here, the spiritual pressure inherent to Spiritual Prison alone would have been enough to crush them unconscious.

"Very good."

Di Tian praised him as he stood in place and took Bai Chen's attack head-on.

He smiled as he evaluated it:

"Outstanding power. Even an ordinary thousand-year Soul Beast would be burned to not even ashes if it took that attack head-on. Truly frightening strength."

"This is also my last offensive method."

Bai Chen withdrew his hand and said helplessly.

He was still relatively lacking in offensive methods. Although Skydream Iceworm had given him eight soul skills, only Soul Shock among them was meant for attacking.

"Hehe, don't be dissatisfied. Based on what you just displayed, ordinary ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts probably would not be able to do much to you."

Di Tian revealed a gentle smile and patted Bai Chen's head.

"Not bad. From you, I truly see hope of becoming a god."

"It's good enough to receive your recognition."

Bai Chen let out a sigh of relief.

He asked:

"Then can I leave the Star Dou Great Forest, just as we agreed before?"

"You can."

Di Tian nodded lightly. Just as he was about to say something, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion beside him interrupted.

"Wait, Di Tian! Don't forget what we agreed on earlier!"

"Haha, don't worry. I haven't forgotten."

Seeing how anxious she looked, Di Tian could not help but laugh. He raised his head and called out:

"Red King, come to the core region."

Before long, a crimson figure darted out and arrived before Di Tian.

"Di Tian, you called for me?"

"Yes." Di Tian pointed at Bai Chen and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, smiling. "They are leaving the Star Dou Great Forest. You will be responsible for escorting them safely."

Leaving Star Dou

"Yes."

Faced with an order from the Beast God, Red King could only lower his head and accept it.

Bai Chen looked curiously at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

"Have you already decided what you'll look like as a human?"

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion had told him beforehand that she wanted to go out and have fun as well. He had reminded her then that she definitely could not appear in the human world in her Soul Beast form, so she needed to decide on her human appearance.

"Of course."

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion proudly raised her head. Golden light flashed over her body, and her entire Soul Beast form instantly shrank.

Very soon, the lion-shaped Soul Beast that had been standing there disappeared, replaced by a girl who looked to be around ten years old.

She stamped her foot, and four soul rings—two yellow and two purple—rose around her. She stuck out her tongue at Bai Chen.

"Well? Is the face I made pretty, or what?"

"Mm..."

Golden hair, crimson eyes, a proud yet lively temperament, and that captivating face—he had to admit, she was indeed very alluring.

"But a ten-year-old Soul Ancestor..."